Kansas: Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices, through 1904 Kansas: First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery Bonner Springs 10/26/1896 Osawatomie 04/03/1899 Tecumseh 07/05/1899 Topeka 07/05/1899 Edwardsville 08/01/1899 Jewell 08/01/1899 Manhattan 08/01/1899 Meriden 09/18/1899 Valley Falls 09/18/1899 Abbyville 12/01/1902 Abilene 08/15/1900 Ackerland 12/15/1900 Ada 04/01/1904 Admire 10/15/1900 Agenda 12/01/1903 Agra 04/01/1902 Agricola 12/01/1903 Allen 01/15/1904 Alma 03/01/1904 Almena 04/01/1902 Altamont 03/01/1904 Altavista 03/01/1904 Alton 09/15/1903 Altoona 07/01/1903 Americus 07/01/1901 Ames 10/01/1902 Andover 03/01/1904 Anness 08/01/1904 Anthony 07/01/1904 Arcadia 10/01/1902 Argentine 11/01/1902 Argonia 07/15/1902 Arkansas City 11/01/1902 Arlington 12/01/1902 Arrington 05/01/1903 Asherville 02/01/1902 Ashton 07/15/1902 Assaria 07/01/1903 Atchison 07/02/1900 Athol 10/01/1901 Atlanta 03/01/1904 Attica 11/02/1903 Auburn 11/15/1900 Augusta 02/01/1902 Aurora 12/15/1903 Axtell 02/01/1902 Baileyville 01/02/1901 Baker 05/02/1904 Bala 12/15/1903 Baldwin 11/01/1900 Bancroft 06/15/1904 Barclay 03/15/1901 Barnard 10/01/1901 Barnes 02/01/1902 Bartlett 12/01/1904 Basil 06/15/1904 Bavaria 10/15/1904 Baxter Springs 04/01/1903 Bayard 10/01/1904 Beattie 10/01/1900 Bellaire 04/01/1902 Belle Plaine 07/15/1902 Belleville 08/15/1900 Beloit 09/15/1900 Belvue 10/01/1900 Bendena 05/01/1902 Benedict 12/15/1903 Bennington 07/01/1903 Benton 11/01/1900 Bern 04/01/1903 Berryton 07/01/1903 Bethel 11/01/1902 Beverly 09/01/1902 Bigelow 01/01/1902 Blackstone 07/15/1902 Blaine 03/01/1901 Bloomington 02/15/1904 Blue Rapids 10/15/1900 Bluemound 09/01/1902 Bluff City 09/01/1904 Boicourt 09/01/1902 Bonner Springs 10/26/1896 Bremen 02/01/1902 Bridgeport 07/01/1903 Brockville 07/01/1903 Bronson 12/02/1901 Broughton 02/01/1902 Bucyrus 07/01/1902 Buffalo 10/01/1901 Buhler 10/01/1903 Burden 02/02/1903 Burlingame 10/02/1899 Burlington 10/15/1900 Burns 02/01/1902 Burroak 04/01/1902 Burrton 08/01/1901 Bushong 02/01/1904 Bushton 12/01/1903 Caldwell 07/15/1902 Canton 02/01/1902 Carbondale 03/15/1900 Carlton 09/15/1903 Cawker City 03/01/1901 Cedarpoint 02/15/1904 Cedarvale 02/01/1904 Centerville 02/15/1904 Centralia 01/02/1901 Chanute 08/15/1900 Chapman 10/15/1900 Chase 11/16/1903 Cheney 09/01/1903
Cherokee 11/02/1903 Cherryvale 12/15/1900 Circleville 05/01/1903 Claflin 11/16/1903 Clay Center 10/23/1899 Clayton 12/01/1904 Clearwater 10/01/1901 Cleburne 03/01/1904 Cleveland 06/15/1904 Clifton 10/01/1900 Clyde 06/01/1901 Coffeyville 05/01/1903 Colony 02/01/1902 Columbus 02/01/1901 Colwich 10/15/1903 Concordia 08/15/1900 Conway 02/01/1902 Conway Springs 07/15/1902 Corbin 07/15/1902 Corning 03/15/1901 Cottonwood Falls 01/01/1904 Council Grove 09/01/1902 Courtland 09/15/1900 Covert 12/15/1904 Coyville 11/15/1904 Crestline 10/15/1903 Cuba 10/01/1900 Culver 02/01/1904 Cummings 12/01/1900 Cunningham 11/02/1903 Dalton 07/15/1902 Dana 10/01/1903 Danville 12/01/1902 Darlow 11/15/1904 De Soto 07/01/1902 Delavan 09/01/1902 Dellvale 05/16/1904 Delphos 07/01/1903 Denison 11/15/1904 Dennis 12/01/1904 Densmore 09/15/1903 Dentonville 04/01/1903 Derby 10/15/1900 Detroit 02/01/1902 Devon 11/01/1904 Dillon 01/15/1904 Dorrance 01/01/1904 Douglas 02/01/1902 Downs 02/01/1902 Dunavant 06/15/1904 Dunlap 09/01/1902 Durham 10/01/1903 Dwight 03/01/1904 Earleton 11/01/1901 Easton 11/02/1903 Edgerton 07/01/1901 Edmond 11/15/1904 Edna 12/01/1903 Edwardsville 08/01/1899 Effingham 02/15/1900 Elbing 02/15/1904 Eldorado 11/01/1900 Elk City 05/01/1903 Ellinwood 11/16/1903 Ellsworth 03/01/1900 Elmdale 11/15/1904 Elmo 02/15/1904 Elmont 07/16/1900 Elsmore 12/15/1903 Emporia 10/15/1900 Enterprise 08/01/1904 Erie 07/01/1901 Esbon 12/02/1901 Eskridge 04/15/1901 Eudora 07/16/1900 Eureka 02/02/1903 Everest 01/15/1901 Fairview 02/01/1902 Fallriver 02/02/1903 Falun 07/01/1903 Farmington 09/15/1900 Florence 09/02/1901 Flush 07/01/1903 Fontana 05/01/1902 Formosa 09/02/1901 Fort Scott 03/15/1901 Frankfort 10/01/1900 Frederic 11/16/1903 Fredonia 08/01/1901 Freeport 09/01/1904 Fulton 11/01/1901 Furley 10/01/1903 Furley 12/15/1903 Galena 10/01/1901 Galesburg 07/15/1904 Galva 02/01/1902 Garden City 02/15/1904 Gardenplain 07/15/1904 Gardner 04/15/1901 Garland 10/01/1902 Garnett 09/15/1900 Garrison 11/15/1904 Gas 10/01/1904 Gaylord 04/15/1904 Geneseo 10/01/1903 Geneva 11/16/1903 Geuda Springs 07/15/1902 Girard 08/15/1900 Glasco 04/01/1903 Glenelder 07/01/1901 Goddard 10/15/1903 Goessel 11/15/1904 Goff 07/01/1901 Grantville 07/01/1901 Greatbend 09/01/1903 Greeley 09/01/1902 Green 07/01/1903 Greenleaf 02/01/1902 Greenwich 07/01/1901 Grenola 12/15/1903 Gridley 12/15/1903 Gypsum 09/15/1903 Haddam 07/01/1903 Halls Summit 02/01/1902 Halstead 08/01/1901 Hamlin 04/01/1902 Hanover 03/01/1904 Harding 11/01/1904 Harlan 06/01/1904 Harper 12/01/1902 Harris 08/15/1904 Hartford 04/15/1901
Harveyville 02/15/1904 Haven 10/01/1903 Havensville 02/02/1903 Haviland 11/01/1904 Hazelton 11/01/1904 Hepler 02/15/1904 Herndon 12/01/1904 Herrington 09/01/1902 Hesston 10/01/1903 Hiattville 09/01/1902 Hiawatha 09/15/1900 Highland Station 04/01/1903 Hillsboro 12/01/1903 Hillsdale 06/15/1904 Hoisington 08/15/1904 Hollenberg 05/16/1904 Hollis 07/01/1903 Holton 08/15/1900 Holyrood 07/15/1904 Home 10/01/1900 Homewood 09/15/1903 Hooser 11/15/1904 Hope 01/15/1904 Horton 10/15/1900 Howard 09/01/1902 Hoyt 11/01/1900 Hudson 07/15/1904 Humboldt 12/02/1901 Hunnewell 07/15/1902 Hunter 03/01/1904 Huron 12/01/1902 Hutchinson 09/15/1900 Independent 12/15/1900 Inman 02/01/1902 Iola 12/02/1901 Irving 10/15/1901 Isabel 07/15/1904 Jamestown 10/01/1900 Jarbalo 11/02/1903 Jefferson 08/15/1904 Jewell 08/01/1899 Junction City 01/01/1904 Kansas City 11/01/1902 Keats 09/01/1904 Kelly 04/01/1904 Kensington 10/01/1901 Kincaid 10/01/1902 Kingman 08/01/1901 Kiowa 10/01/1903 Kipp 10/15/1904 Kirwin 11/01/1902 La Cygne 10/01/1901 Labette 12/01/1904 Lafontaine 04/15/1904 Laharpe 10/01/1904 Lancaster 07/01/1902 Lane 07/01/1902 Langdon 11/02/1903 Larned 08/15/1904 Latham 05/16/1904 Lawrence 10/15/1900 Leavenworth 01/02/1901 Lebanon 09/01/1902 Lebo 02/01/1902 Lecompton 03/01/1902 Leloup 10/15/1904 Lenexa 10/09/1899 Lenora 09/15/1903 Leon 09/01/1902 Leona 05/01/1903 Leonardville 04/01/1904 Leroy 10/01/1902 Liberty 10/01/1902 Lincoln 10/01/1901 Lincolnville 10/01/1903 Lindsborg 10/01/1903 Linn 07/01/1903 Linwood 10/02/1899 Little River 11/16/1903 Logan 11/02/1903 Lone Star 10/01/1902 Long Island 07/01/1902 Longford 03/01/1904 Lost Springs 10/01/1903 Louisburg 10/02/1899 Lowemont 04/01/1903 Lucas 01/01/1904 Luray 06/15/1904 Lyndon 10/15/1900 Lyons 10/01/1900 Madison 02/01/1902 Mahaska 08/01/1904 Maize 10/15/1903 Manchester 08/15/1904 Manhattan 08/01/1899 Mankato 03/15/1900 Maplehill 05/15/1901 Mapleton 06/15/1904 Marion 07/01/1901 Marquette 02/01/1902 Marvin 05/16/1904 Marysville 12/04/1899 Mastin 11/01/1902 Mayetta 07/01/1901 Mayfield 07/15/1902 McCune 05/15/1901 McLouth 03/15/1900 McPherson 02/01/1902 Media 10/01/1902 Melvern 09/01/1902 Mentor 07/01/1903 Meriden 09/18/1899 Merriam 10/23/1899 Michigan Valley 03/01/1904 Milan 07/15/1902 Milford 04/01/1904 Milo 09/01/1902 Milton 07/15/1902 Miltonvale 01/15/1904 Mineral Point 04/01/1904 Mineral Point 08/15/1904 Minneapolis 10/01/1901 Moline 12/01/1903 Monrovia 07/01/1902 Montrose 08/01/1901 Moran 12/02/1901 Morehead 02/15/1904 Morganville 09/01/1900 Morrill 02/01/1902 Morrowville 07/01/1903 Morse 11/01/1902 Mound City 10/01/1902
Mound Valley 04/01/1904 Moundridge 08/01/1901 Mounthope 10/15/1903 Mulberry 08/01/1901 Mulvane 07/15/1902 Munden 11/16/1903 Muscotah 11/01/1902 Narka 09/15/1903 Natoma 11/15/1904 Neadesha 08/01/1901 Neal 02/02/1903 Neosho Rapids 06/01/1904 Netawaka 07/01/1902 New Albany 12/15/1903 New Cambria 07/01/1903 New Murdock 09/01/1903 Newton 09/15/1900 Nickerson 11/16/1903 Norcatur 01/15/1904 Northbranch 09/15/1903 Norton 04/01/1902 Nortonville 08/15/1900 Norwich 08/01/1904 Oakhill 04/01/1904 Oatville 10/15/1903 Oberlin 10/01/1901 Ocheltree 04/01/1904 Ogden 04/01/1904 Oketo 12/15/1903 Olathe 11/01/1900 Olivet 09/01/1902 Olmitz 08/15/1904 Olpe 01/01/1904 Olsburg 02/02/1903 Onaga 05/15/1901 Oneida 07/01/1902 Opolis 07/01/1901 Oronoque 02/01/1904 Osage City 03/15/1900 Osawatomie 04/03/1899 Osborne 04/01/1902 Oskaloosa 09/15/1900 Oswego 08/01/1903 Otsego 09/01/1902 Ottawa 07/23/1900 Overbrook 02/01/1902 Oxford 07/15/1902 Ozawkie 11/01/1900 Palmer 07/15/1903 Paola 03/15/1900 Parker 09/01/1902 Parkerville 11/01/1904 Parsons 11/01/1901 Partridge 10/01/1901 Pawnee Rock 08/15/1904 Pawnee Station 10/01/1904 Paxico 07/01/1901 Peabody 08/01/1901 Peck 07/15/1902 Penalosa 02/15/1904 Perry 06/01/1901 Perth 07/15/1902 Peru 09/01/1903 Phillipsburg 10/01/1901 Piedmont 01/15/1904 Piper 03/15/1900 Piqua 09/15/1904 Pittsburg 06/01/1901 Plainville 12/01/1904 Pleasanton 07/01/1901 Plevna 10/01/1900 Plymouth 05/02/1904 Pomona 02/01/1902 Portis 02/01/1902 Portland 07/15/1902 Potter 12/15/1900 Potwin 06/15/1904 Powhattan 06/15/1904 Prairieview 10/15/1903 Pratt 11/02/1903 Prescott 10/01/1902 Preston 06/15/1904 Pretty Prairie 07/01/1904 Princeton 02/01/1902 Quenemo 10/01/1902 Quincy 04/15/1904 Rago 07/01/1904 Ramona 11/15/1904 Randall 03/15/1900 Randolph 03/01/1904 Rantoul 01/01/1902 Raymond 11/02/1903 Reading 07/23/1900 Reamsville 10/01/1903 Redfield 09/01/1902 Reece 12/01/1904 Republic 10/01/1900 Reserve 05/01/1903 Rice 01/15/1904 Richland 12/01/1900 Richmond 02/01/1902 Riley 09/01/1903 Riverdale 07/15/1902 Robinson 07/01/1901 Rock 04/01/1904 Rome 07/15/1902 Rosalia 12/01/1904 Rose 01/15/1904 Rosehill 10/15/1903 Rossville 12/15/1900 Roxbury 11/16/1903 Sabetha 12/15/1900 Saffordville 05/01/1903 Saint George 07/01/1903 Saint John 06/15/1904 Saint Marys 02/01/1904 Saint Paul 11/01/1901 Salina 02/01/1902 Savonburg 12/15/1903 Sawyer 08/01/1904 Scandia 03/15/1900 Scottsville 10/01/1900 Scranton 09/02/1901 Sedan 05/02/1904 Sedgwick 10/01/1900 Selma 09/01/1904 Seneca 01/02/1901 Severance 07/01/1902 Severy 03/02/1903 Seward 08/15/1904 Sharon 08/15/1904 Silver Lake 01/15/1901
Simpson 02/01/1902 Smith Center 11/01/1900 Smolan 02/01/1902 Soldier 02/15/1901 Solomon 10/01/1900 South Haven 07/15/1902 Speed 11/01/1904 Springhill 07/01/1901 Stafford 08/01/1901 Stark 10/15/1903 Sterling 08/01/1901 Stockdale 03/01/1904 Stockton 02/15/1904 Strawn 01/01/1904 Summerfield 12/15/1903 Sylva 10/15/1903 Sylvan Grove 07/01/1902 Talmage 08/01/1903 Tampa 10/01/1903 Tecumseh 07/05/1899 Tescott 02/01/1904 Thayer 07/01/1901 Tipton 08/15/1904 Tonganoxie 03/15/1900 Topeka 07/05/1899 Toronto 02/02/1903 Towanda 10/01/1902 Troy 08/01/1901 Turon 11/02/1903 Udall 07/15/1902 Uniontown 09/01/1902 Valeda 12/01/1904 Valencia 07/01/1903 Valley Center 08/01/1901 Valley Falls 09/18/1899 Vassar 11/01/1902 Vermillion 02/01/1902 Vernon 02/02/1903 Vesper 03/01/1904 Vliets 02/01/1902 Wakarusa 11/01/1900 Wakefield 02/01/1902 Walda 02/01/1902 Waldo 01/01/1904 Wallula 01/15/1904 Walnut 09/02/1901 Walton 10/15/1904 Wamego 03/02/1903 Washington 10/01/1900 Waterville 10/15/1900 Wathena 07/01/1902 Wauneta 11/15/1904 Waverly 02/01/1902 Wayne 04/01/1904 Wayside 04/15/1904 Webber 10/01/1903 Webster 12/01/1904 Weir 10/01/1903 Wellington 07/15/1902 Wells 03/01/1904 Wellsville 11/01/1900 Westmoreland 07/01/1903 Westphalia 09/01/1903 Wetmore 07/01/1903 White City 02/01/1902 White Water 07/01/1902 Whitecloud 11/01/1902 Whiting 11/15/1900 Wichita 10/01/1900 Wilder 03/02/1903 Williamsburg 09/15/1903 Willis 04/01/1903 Wilmot 12/01/1904 Wilsey 03/01/1904 Wilson 05/01/1902 Winchester 12/01/1900 Windom 02/01/1902 Winfield 09/02/1901 Winkler 09/01/1904 Woodston 08/15/1904 Yates Center 02/01/1902 Zeandale 03/01/1904 Zenith 08/01/1904 HISTORIAN UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE APRIL 2008